[box options]Your creativity flourishes when you stop blaming others for not creating.[/box] Simply put… It’s you who created. or It’s you who did not create. Not a muse. Not a spirit. It’s you. The Muse I believe in a muse (of sorts). I really do. I believe you need to position yourself for your creativity,… Continue reading Redefine the Muse: Who’s Responsible for Your Creativity?
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Spread a Little Love
I love creating. I seeing something come from nothing. I love colorful candy. I also love eating it. I love sharing. Sometimes. But not when it’s candy. I love laughter; it’s probably my favorite sound of all. I love the smell of bread baking. It just smells like life. I love the feeling after conquering… Continue reading Spread a Little Love
Don’t Give Up
Don’t give up. Don’t you dare quit. We need you. We need what’s in you and what you have to give. No one else can communicate it like you can. No one else forms ideas like you do. No one else creates what you create. No one else. No one. So you better not quit.… Continue reading Don’t Give Up
Ch-ch-ch-ch Changes!
[box options]Today’s guest post is by producer Jason Mundok from the Wood Stove House. WSH produces creative projects such as house concerts, theater events, and a weekly performing arts podcast called Around the Wood Stove. You can also find Wood Stove House on Twitter.[/box] I had a big birthday last year. I turned 40 in… Continue reading Ch-ch-ch-ch Changes!
Why Your Dreams Die
Dear Me, Hey you! How ya doing? In Day 1 you read a letter you wrote and then ripped the lie apart that you had a crappy life and nothing to offer. In Day 2, you wrote another letter and figured out just when you stopped working for yourself instead of just working for others.… Continue reading Why Your Dreams Die
Where the Beauty Is (or Isn’t)
A few years ago Joshua Bell, a Grammy award-winning world class violinist, played a brief concert in a Washington DC subway for 43 minutes and made $32.17 in donations. He usually makes around $1,000 per minute. The Washington Post conducted the experiment. A short excerpt from the full article: “His performance was arranged by The Washington… Continue reading Where the Beauty Is (or Isn’t)
Setting the Stage to Experience Flow
[box options]Today’s guest post is by Jason Mundok at The Wood Stove House. I enjoyed working with him on a recent project, The 24 Hour Plays. Enjoy![/box] I was recently turned on to the psychology term “flow.” It’s a mental state where a person is so completely immersed in an activity, they enter into a state… Continue reading Setting the Stage to Experience Flow
“In This Corner…” Creativity and The Opponent
Making it all Hollywood style today. . . Do you ever feel like this when you’re seeking to create? How do you overcome?
24 Hour Plays: Lessons in Fear, Control, and Joy
Why dive into a creative process involving fear, anxiety, the unknown, the uncontrollable? The payoff is incredible. This past weekend, my wife and I participated in an event called 24 Hour Plays. Here’s the rundown of the events that transpire in a mere day at one of these creative explosions: It’s an exercise in organized insanity in… Continue reading 24 Hour Plays: Lessons in Fear, Control, and Joy